力挽狂瀾 [－－－澜]

Jyutping lik6 waan5 kwong4 laan4
Pinyin lì wǎn kuáng lán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    趁​唔​理想​嘅​事​仲​未​發​生​，​竭力​阻止​局勢​變差
    to make every effort to save a desperate situation
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to try hard to save a desperate crisis
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    力挽狂澜
    力挽狂瀾
    lik6 waan5 kwong4 laan4
    • to make every effort to save a desperate situation
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    力挽狂澜
    力挽狂瀾
    lì wǎn kuáng lán
    • to do one's utmost to save a desperate situation